Jean-Pierre Jeunet instead directed the 1997 franchise installment. Half a decade before launching his own franchise with “28 Days Later,” Danny Boyle rejected the chance to take on one of the biggest ...

Nothing is as it seems in the Alien universe — including its fictional timeline. For over 40 years, the Xenomorph has terrorized audiences with seven films, two Alien vs. Predator crossover movies and ...

The last time Sigourney Weaver played any permutation of her Oscar-nominated character Ellen Ripley was 1997’s Alien: Resurrection. For all you math fans out there, that’s nearly 30 years. And yet, Ms ...

This article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth through Episode 6, as well as the rest of the Alien movie series. Alien: Resurrection, the fourth movie in the Alien franchise, is a mixed bag. Written ...

Earth has always played an important role in the Alien franchise, if even by its notable absence. Outside of a brief glimpse at the end of 1997's Alien: Resurrection, and a less brief glimpse in the ...

(CNN) — In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the ...

Half a decade before launching his own franchise with “28 Days Later,” Danny Boyle rejected the chance to take on one of the biggest sci-fi film series of all time. The director, who is now promoting ...